linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/vdso: Remove unused 'mask' member

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Date:   Sun, 14 Apr 2019 12:36:10 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Huw Davies <huw@...eweavers.com>
cc:     linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/vdso: Remove unused 'mask' member

On Thu, 11 Apr 2019, Huw Davies wrote:

> The 'mask' member of struct vsyscall_gtod_data is unused, so remove
> it.  Its use was removed in commit a51e996d48ac (x86/vdso: Enforce
> 64bit clocksource).

That's true, but we are moving the VDSO to generic code, so the mask will stay.

Thanks,

	tglx